Velocipede



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' C. P. HADLEY.

.VBLOGIPEDE.

No; 464,300. Patented Dec. 1,1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

CHARLES F. HADLEY, OF OHICOPEE, ASSIGNOR TO THE OVERMAN WHEEL COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

VELOCIPEDE. I

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,300, dated- December-1, 189 1.

Applicatith filed March is, 1889.

To all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. HhDLEv, residing'at Chico'pee, in the county of Hampden and State 'of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Velocipedes and Ido declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the, same, reference being had to the accompany-. ing drawings, which form a part of this specification. I

My invention relates to an improvement in velocipedes, the object being to adapt-t em to absorb vibration and thus increase t eir comfort and durability. I

With these ends in view my invention consists in the combination, with a wheel-fork forming a resilient connection. between the Wheel and the machine-frame, of adjustable stays flexibly connecting the wheel and frame, so as toacconnnodate the vertical action of the fork, and in certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will be more fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

'In' the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a yielding fork-stay embodying my invention. Fig. 2,is a sectional view through one of theadjustable sectional stay-rods,-and Fig. 3 is a detached view of the coupler.

As herein shown, the yielding fork is composed of four heavy independent bowed spring-rods 'A, separated at each end and placed side by side, with a suflicient space between the inner rods for the wheel B to run in. The upper ends of the said rods are attached at equal distances apart to a horizontal cross-head -(J, rigidly seemed to the lower end of thesteering-rod D, which is mounted in the steering-head E, forming a part of the frame of the machine. The lower ends of the rods have 'eyes F, by means of which they are connected with the ends. of the wheel-axle G,

which is made larger thanusual.

The stay, as herein shown, consists of two rigid rods respectively located on opposite sides of the wheel and each consisting of sections II and I, united bya right and left hand screw J, whereby the rods may be adjusted in length as may be necessary to true up the wheel when the machine is first assem bled orafter it has been used. The lower endsof the sections H are provided with eyes Serial No. 303|4=8. (No model-X K for their attachment to the, wneel axle G, before mentioned. The upper ends ,of the respective sections I are hinged to the.opposite ends of..,a horizontal coupler L, which unites 'thest'ays. at a point above thewheel. 'lhe'said coupler is providedwith two rigid arms M- M, extending in the same direction parallel with each other and respectively hinged to the .opposite ends of the cross-head The hinge connections above referred to are confined in their play to vertical movement, and thus, while accommodating the stay to the vertical action of the fork, do not "interfere with the'function of the stay in securing a'uniform action of the fork on-looth sides of the Wheel and re-enforcing the fork against twisting strains. t 10' I would have it understood that I do. not limit myself to the use of the specified form of fork or stay or flexible connection between the stay and frame, my invention comprehending, broadly, the adjustment of the stay for the purposedescribed. 5 Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a velocipede, the combinatiomwith a wheel-fork forming-a resilient connection between a wheel and the. frame of a velocipede, of a fork-stay adapted to accommodate the vertical action of the fork and made longitudinal-lyadjnstable, substantially as set forth. 2. In a velocipede, the combination, with a wheelfork forming a resilient connection between a wheel and the frame of a velocipede, of a fork-stay having sectional adjustable 9o stay-rods, substantially as set forth.

3. In a velocipede, the combination, with a wheel-fork forming a resilient connection between a Wheel and the frame of a velocipede, of a fork-stay having sectional rods the sections whereof are united by right and left hand sleeves, whereby the rods are made longitudinally adj ustable,'substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib- IOO mg witnesses.

CHARLES F. I IADLEY.

\Vitnesses: M. A. WARNER, LUTHUR WHITE. 

